Respiratory Therapy Program Chair

Responsibilities

• Actively participates in recruiting and program admissions processes, striving to maintain optimal enrollment.
• Ensures program effectiveness, including outcomes, organization, administration and delivery options by participating in ongoing program planning, assessment and continuous quality improvement.
• Develops the annual budget and monitors expenditures. Communicates variances to appropriate management.
• Carefully coordinates and supervises faculty, adjunct faculty, and guest speakers.
• Develops, updates and evaluates program and course curriculum and resources.
• Maintains current knowledge of the professional discipline and educational methodologies through continuing professional development.
• Hires, develops, trains, and motivates faculty to ensure optimal performance. Provides regular feedback, including the annual performance evaluation.
• Educates faculty, adjunct faculty, and clinical sites regarding curriculum requirements for student learning.
• Develops criteria and procedures for clinical site selection, utilization, and assessment as per program and University requirements.
• Teaches, supervises and evaluates students’ academic, skill laboratory, clinical and field performance.
• Serves as liaison between students and clinical staff.
• Provides individual advisement and guidance for intellectual and professional development of students.
• Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned.
• Meets KPI’s as assigned by Provost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Respiratory Therapy or related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Hold a valid Registered Respiratory Therapy (RRT) credential and current Iowa license.
• Minimum of four (4) years’ experience as a Registered Respiratory Therapist with at least two (2) years in clinical respiratory care.
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience teaching either as an appointed faculty member in a CoARC-accredited respiratory care program or as a clinical instructor/preceptor for student of such programs.

Required Skills

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Course work in instructional methodologies, evaluation and assessment preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum development preferred.

Preferred Skills

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Course work in instructional methodologies, evaluation and assessment preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum development preferred.